Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha [sanskrit]

35,982 words

The Sanskrit edition of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha: an epic story in the form of a narrative detailling Naravahanadatta’s quest to become the emperor of the Vidyadharas. Similair to the Kathasaritsagara, the Brhatkathaslokasamgraha also represents one of the several abridgements of the “Great Story” (Brihatkatha), said to have originally consisted of 700,000 shlokas (metrical verses). Alternative titles: Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha (बृहत्कथाश्लोकसंग्रह), Bṛhatkathāślokasaṅgraha (बृहत्कथाश्लोकसङ्ग्रह), Bṛhat-kathā-śloka-saṃgraha (बृहत्-कथा-श्लोक-संग्रह), Brihatkathashlokasamgraha, Brhatkathaslokasangraha, Brhat-katha-sloka-samgraha (sangraha).

Verse 22.38

आख्यायन्ते हि सर्वार्थाः कृत्रिमैरेव नामभिः ।
आहुर्मधुरकं केचित्तं तादृङ्मारकं विषम् ॥ ३८ ॥

ākhyāyante hi sarvārthāḥ kṛtrimaireva nāmabhiḥ |
āhurmadhurakaṃ kecittaṃ tādṛṅmārakaṃ viṣam || 38 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 22.38 is contained in the book Brihat Katha Shloka Samgraha (Hindi translation) by Shri Budhaswami (श्री बुधस्वामी). This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

Buy now! Sanskrit text by Shri Budhaswami (श्री बुधस्वामी) (1990)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (22.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akhya, Sarvartha, Kritrima, Eva, Naman, Madhuraka, Kah, Kim, Citta, Tadrik, Tadrish, Maraka, Vish, Visha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 22.38). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “ākhyāyante hi sarvārthāḥ kṛtrimaireva nāmabhiḥ
  • ākhyā -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyante -
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarvārthāḥ -
  • sarvārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛtrimair -
  • kṛtrima (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛtrima (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāmabhiḥ -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “āhurmadhurakaṃ kecittaṃ tādṛṅmārakaṃ viṣam
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • madhurakam -
  • madhuraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhuraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhurakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cittam -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • tādṛṅ -
  • tādṛk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mārakam -
  • māraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mārakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viṣam -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    viṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 22.38

Cover of edition (2019)

The Katha Sarit Sagara: The Ocean of the Streams of Story (2 Volumes)
by C.H. Tawney (2019)

1412 pages; (Translated from the Original Sanskrit); [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Lt.]; ISBN: 9788121505017

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